Italy/holland availableSocceroos to hopefully play a friendly at new perth stadium with a 7pm kick off on a saturday night in april/may. Ideally against a European team.
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Italy/holland availableSocceroos to hopefully play a friendly at new perth stadium with a 7pm kick off on a saturday night in april/may. Ideally against a European team.
Italy/holland available
So when can we expect a decision in regards to Ange and Tim ?
I think its in the best interest for the team that neither goes to Russia. Cahill is still capable of brilliant moments, but most of the times looks completely lost, especially when the ball is quick in transition. Juric and Rogic are our two main attacking threats, and should lead the attack in Russia.
I'd be using him exclusively as a Sub in that case.I can't hurt having Cahill around for potential goals.
HI everyone,
I'd like to, if you allow me, to share my experiences of last nights game. We were watching the game with some friends, one of whom is one of those know it alls when it comes to everything, including football. Let's set the stage:
- he claims to have played the game
- he has nephew who play for very good club, juniors.
- says he watches a lot of juniors (true)
Here's some of the crap I had to put up with comments wise
- first half early stages, cahill coming back from offside position, casually walking back as the ball was pinballing in the box, and rolled past him. He bellowed "its just there turn around and kick a goal!". Me: um he's offside
- behich gets early yellow
Him: what?? Didn't even touch him
Me: ref probably saw it as a dangerous tackle, showing studs.
- we need strikers. We don't have anyone who can run and take on two players and score.
Me: wut? Is that what a striker is?
Him: well someone who's fast and can run past players
Me: would you call ronaldinho (*) a striker?
Him: ummmm (clearly doesn't know who ronaldinho was)
After a failed attack he repeated this line of thinking
Me: would you call Vardy or Kane strikers?
Him: well... looks away
Me: How about Viduka?
*crickets*
Me: all you watch are youtube clips of ronaldo and bale. You think all that fancy footwork is what makes a striker. FFS
- Takes umbrage at the theatrics of Hondurans after being fouled.
Him: oh god, you wouldn't see that in AFL. Here look at this, see that, that's my nephew getting cleaned up playing for ?????. He got up, didn't complain and cry like these guys
Me: so if this is strictly a football trait, when do you think your nephew will start doing all this diving stuff?
No answer.
- Him: this guy (juric) is a gun. When I saw him play juniors I told everyone he was gonna be a gun.
Um, mate I think juric lived and played juniors in sydney. You've never been there
- Him: Aussie teams from the 80s would beat this team (current national team).
Me: how so? Which players from the 80s do you reckon would beat this team?
Him: ummm
- Him: Honduras have a better defensive structure than us
Me: how so?
*crickets*
- Him: matt ryan is always shaky with his feet. I'm a bit biased cause my nephew is a goal keeper so I watch a lot of keepers play
- Honduras take free kick and drill it low into the wall
Him: why do they do that? At my nephews training I go out there and can put 6/10 in the back of the net. Just kick it over the wall
Me: sometimes players go low and try to go under the wall, or get a deflection. Also at that distance (short) its hard to get it up and down
- Corner
Him: why do we do these flat corners? The most dangerous ones are the floating ones
Endless crap.
Great... And you paid $15 for the one way trip as well!!I'd like to give some praise to the sydney train system. From airport to centre (central, wynyard) is convenient, easy to use.
Great... And you paid $15 for the one way trip as well!!
I do laugh how the Honduras coach is whinging about the ref?
Did he forget the first leg where we had a clear as day penalty over ruled for an "off side" that was 2 metres ON SIDE!
Did he also not notice his players taking us out at every opportunity?
Our Italian friend won't be coming back.
I was at the game last night, and then had a read through this thread. I noticed the comments regarding the Sydney crowd at kick off.
ANZ Stadium, and Sydney Trains, are a disgrace!! Blame the town planners who ever decided that a major stadium should be placed that far from the city!!
I left North Sydney at 5pm, stopped at a pub for 2 beers at Central and left the pub at 6.20. Got onto the train at approximately 6.30.... Apparently an express to the ground, leaving every 7 or 8 minutes. With 1.5 hours up our sleeve, and after running from the station around the ground ( with no signage) and up the top of those stupid bloody spiral ramps... We made it to our seat just as the anthems started. Others on our train missed the start after leaving over 1.5 hours from Central.
Someone with us was taking it more casual and decided not to leave Central until 7pm. He missed the whole of the first half!!
Until you live up here, you cannot understand how much of a s**t hole the Homebush precinct is, and just how bad Sydney Trains are. It was so disappointing that the ground was only half full for the anthems!!!
It would not have happened in Melbourne... Partially because they are just so much better at attending sport and partially because you can walk from the city to both of the major stadiums.
One of the many reasons why Melbourne is the sporting capital.
The transport issue for Homebush is a nightmare. Not quite as bad as Waverley though.
Many a car ended in the lakeOne of the many reasons why Melbourne is the sporting capital.
The transport issue for Homebush is a nightmare. Not quite as bad as Waverley though.
So when can we expect a decision in regards to Ange and Tim ?
I think its in the best interest for the team that neither goes to Russia. Cahill is still capable of brilliant moments, but most of the times looks completely lost, especially when the ball is quick in transition. Juric and Rogic are our two main attacking threats, and should lead the attack in Russia.
They got in because Mexico didn't want the USA to make it.Have to say, in terms of our history in Continental playoffs - Honduras have to be miles in front in terms of the worst oppo we have had to face. They don't offer a single bit over the 180m.
It isn't Ange's fault we didn't qualify direct from the group stage. If we had of taken some of our basic chances in front of goal, we would have qualified nearly 6 months ago.I reckon we'll go to the cup with both. There's no way we leave our best goal scorer at home when we're struggling to score. Ange also deserves a fair bit of credit. It's no easy thing to qualify and we're hardly a very talented team right now.